Job summary
Southern Hospice Group is the largest group of hospices in Sussex and one of the largest in the UK.We are committed to providing exceptional and compassionate care to adults, children and their families across Sussex. Bringing our teams and resources together as one organisation means we can focus on new and exciting visions and plans for our people and patients and provide even greater opportunities for our workforce.
Main duties of the job
The primary focus of this role is to support the growth of competence and confidence in clinical knowledge and skills in practice across the clinical teams based at Chestnut Tree House, to ensure patient safety and effective clinical risk management. This is achieved by facilitating the organisational competency framework, encouraging active learning and the transference of skills from underpinning theory to practice.
The post holder will work under the leadership of the Lecturer Practitioner/Head of Education role modelling evidence based best practice and competence in clinical skills across the clinical teams, encouraging individual enquiry and advocating a personal responsibility for learning. The post will support and develop staff to provide high quality, holistic, patient centered and compassionate care which meets the complex clinical needs of children and young people requiring special palliative care interventions and end of life care.
About us
Southern Hospice Group is the largest group of hospices in Sussex and one of the largest in the UK.We are committed to providing exceptional and compassionate care to adults, children and their families across Sussex. Bringing our teams and resources together as one organisation means we can focus on new and exciting visions and plans for our people and patients and provide even greater opportunities for our workforce.
St Barnabas House provides specialist palliative care to adults in the Worthing, Adur, Arun and Henfield areas through a range of services, including in-patient care and community living well services.
Chestnut Tree Houseis the childrens hospice for East and West Sussex and South East Hampshire, providing specialist palliative care for children and young people with life-limiting conditions.
Martlets provides essential care to people affected by terminal illness in Brighton and Hove and surrounding areas. Our expert teams provide the very best care and support, helping patients and their loved ones to live life to the full during the precious time they have together.
Job description
Job responsibilities
- Contribute to the development and maintenance of proficiency and a competency framework for care staff, registered and non-registered, including facilitation of continuing professional development days and the delivery and evaluation of associated training, in accordance with organisationally defined and derived outcomes
- Establish and embed education, learning and research as priorities alongside clinical care and as essential components of quality care provision across all settings, promoting a culture of learning, enquiry, research and innovation across Chestnut Tree House
- Work with team leaders and senior registered nurses to ensure robust orientation for new members of staff and students by maintaining, evaluating and continuing to develop the preceptorship and induction programmes
- Demonstrate a working knowledge of Child and Adult Safeguarding procedures and endeavour at all times to uphold the rights of children and young people
- Contribute to generic and child specific health and safety risk assessments as appropriate.
- Maintain and develop knowledge and awareness of the local, national and international external environment to ensure that Chestnut Tree House Childrens Hospice is proactively responding to opportunities and challenges relevant to education, learning and research
- Act as a resource for staff, raising awareness of national and local policies and legislation that will impact upon them, ensuring that the delivery of patient care remains within evidence based best practice at all times
- Work closely with the Senior Management Team regarding current and future changes across the external environment. Keep the Senior Management Team updated on relevant education and learning and research initiatives escalating issues for resolution as appropriate
- Participate in the management of change and support others in this process
- Take responsibility for own professional development, including keeping up to date with relevant developments in palliative care and end of life care as well as long term ventilation, enteral feeding, seizure and symptom management and administration of medications. Identify own learning and development needs, linking them with the organisational appraisal and objective setting process, to ensure that the role is undertaken effectively
- Engage in clinical supervision to support own personal and professional development and engage in the facilitation of this for registered and non-registered members of the care team
- Assist in the organisation, co-ordination and evaluation of external study days/conferences
- Willingness to support staff on shift in house and in the community setting
- Line manage the Clinical Facilitator roles at Chestnut Tree House
- Deputise for the Lecturer Practitioner/Head of Education as required.
Job description
Job responsibilities
- Contribute to the development and maintenance of proficiency and a competency framework for care staff, registered and non-registered, including facilitation of continuing professional development days and the delivery and evaluation of associated training, in accordance with organisationally defined and derived outcomes
- Establish and embed education, learning and research as priorities alongside clinical care and as essential components of quality care provision across all settings, promoting a culture of learning, enquiry, research and innovation across Chestnut Tree House
- Work with team leaders and senior registered nurses to ensure robust orientation for new members of staff and students by maintaining, evaluating and continuing to develop the preceptorship and induction programmes
- Demonstrate a working knowledge of Child and Adult Safeguarding procedures and endeavour at all times to uphold the rights of children and young people
- Contribute to generic and child specific health and safety risk assessments as appropriate.
- Maintain and develop knowledge and awareness of the local, national and international external environment to ensure that Chestnut Tree House Childrens Hospice is proactively responding to opportunities and challenges relevant to education, learning and research
- Act as a resource for staff, raising awareness of national and local policies and legislation that will impact upon them, ensuring that the delivery of patient care remains within evidence based best practice at all times
- Work closely with the Senior Management Team regarding current and future changes across the external environment. Keep the Senior Management Team updated on relevant education and learning and research initiatives escalating issues for resolution as appropriate
- Participate in the management of change and support others in this process
- Take responsibility for own professional development, including keeping up to date with relevant developments in palliative care and end of life care as well as long term ventilation, enteral feeding, seizure and symptom management and administration of medications. Identify own learning and development needs, linking them with the organisational appraisal and objective setting process, to ensure that the role is undertaken effectively
- Engage in clinical supervision to support own personal and professional development and engage in the facilitation of this for registered and non-registered members of the care team
- Assist in the organisation, co-ordination and evaluation of external study days/conferences
- Willingness to support staff on shift in house and in the community setting
- Line manage the Clinical Facilitator roles at Chestnut Tree House
- Deputise for the Lecturer Practitioner/Head of Education as required.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Extensive palliative care experience, with demonstrable experience within a paediatric environment managing and co-ordinating the care of children with complex needs
- Experience of supervision, mentorship and reflective practice
- Significant evidence of teaching experience in clinical practice and development and delivery of a teaching programme.
Desirable
- RSCN/RNC with a minimum of five years nursing/clinical experience in a variety of settings with at least three years in a paediatric acute setting
- Degree in relevant health care related subject
- Recognised teaching qualification (Practice Teacher/PGCert Ed or equivalent) or willing to undertake
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Extensive palliative care experience, with demonstrable experience within a paediatric environment managing and co-ordinating the care of children with complex needs
- Experience of supervision, mentorship and reflective practice
- Significant evidence of teaching experience in clinical practice and development and delivery of a teaching programme.
Desirable
- RSCN/RNC with a minimum of five years nursing/clinical experience in a variety of settings with at least three years in a paediatric acute setting
- Degree in relevant health care related subject
- Recognised teaching qualification (Practice Teacher/PGCert Ed or equivalent) or willing to undertake
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
Additional information
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
